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District 728 student artwork to be highlighted
by Jim Boyle Editor Art students and their families packed into the board room at the District 728 Offices on Monday, May 13, to be recognized for artwork that will line the walls of the building for the coming school year. Leah Schultz, art specialist at Twin Lakes Elementary School, organizes the program each year...
New classes cover hats, embroidery, wedding dance tips
District 728 Community Education has some new classes coming up soon. They include: • Brims & Brews: Tuesday, June 4, 6-9 p.m. Pour Cocktail Bar and Bites, Otsego. Gypsy Creek Artisan Boutique is bringing its hat bar to Otsego. An artist will guide participants in decorating, burning and accessorizing a trendy felt hat. Registration fee includes the hat, two ribbon bands, charm, feather and one design burning. Class fee: $69. Additional hat items will be available for purchase. Food and beverages may be purchased. ...
Area Schools Receive MN Grown Food Grant Money From State
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Five area schools and early childhood education (ECE) centers have received grant funding from the state. Governor Tim Walz announced almost $1 million in grants to 48 school districts and 14 ECEs around the state. Grant money awarded to those in the area includes: $30,000 to...
Private school to blend Christian education, homeschooling
Covenant Christian Academy to open this fall as a pilot by Jim Boyle Editor Borrowing the best parts of a full-time private Christian school experience and that of homeschooling, a group of people in Elk River have come together to open Covenant Christian Academy. ...
11th Elk River Fire Academy graduates another 16 recruits
Sixteen fire service recruits graduated from the Elk River Fire Academy in an April 24 ceremony at Zabee Theater inside Elk River High School. The firefighters from Albertville, Baldwin, Big Lake, Elk River and Zimmerman departments are members of the 11th graduating class. The recruits took part in an intensive five-month course, which includes both classroom and hands-on training to prepare the recruits for entry-level positions in their various fire...
Area Schools Receive MN Grown Food Grant Money From State
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Five area schools and early childhood education (ECE) centers have received grant funding from the state. Governor Tim Walz announced almost $1 million in grants to 48 school districts and 14 ECEs around the state. Grant money awarded to those in the area includes: $30,000 to...
Central MN High School Baseball Recap
I will bring to you game summaries of the following teams; weekly and possibly bi-weekly as well. Rocori Spartans, St. Cloud Crush, Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm and Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres of the Central Lakes Conference. St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders, Albany Huskies, Foley Lumberjacks, Little Falls Flyers and Pierz Pioneers of the Granite Ridge Conference, the Becker Bulldogs of the Mississippi 8 Conference. Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles, Royalton Royals, Kimball Area Cubs, Paynesville Bulldogs, Holdingford Huskers, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Falcons, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars and Maple Lake Irish of the Central Mn. Conference.
STMA School District awarded 22 grants
At the May 6, St. Michael-Albertville School Board meeting, the school board discussed grants the district was awarded. The School Board meeting also consisted of a report on the strategic plan process for fiscal year 2024. STMA receives 22 grants Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault expressed how every dollar of funding the district receives counts because STMA was ranked 322 out of the 328 school districts in the state for per-pupil...
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